chief culprit; arch-criminal; ringleader
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
chief culprit; principal offender; ringleader of criminal acts
formalCommonly appears in the set phrase '罪魁祸首'. Used in both formal legal contexts and everyday speech to denote the primary person responsible for wrongdoing.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhōng终
yú于
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
àn案
jiàn件
de的
zuì罪
kuí魁
。
The police finally captured the chief culprit in this case.
Huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
de的
zuì罪
kuí魁
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
nà那
xiē些
wéi唯
lì利
shì是
tú图
de的
qǐ企
yè业
。
The chief culprits behind environmental pollution are often those profit-driven corporations.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zhǎo找
chū出
zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
de的
zuì罪
kuí魁
huò祸
shǒu首
。
We must identify the arch-criminal behind this disaster.